Having spent the last 20 years as a designer, it feels wonderful, but very scary, to pick up a pencil, rather than a mouse, and draw. It makes my heart beat faster...
After all, who wouldn’t want to escape into a world where wolves ski and
a little boy saves the day with a strand of tinned spaghetti?

AWARDS

Winner, Hiiibrand Illustration Awards 2024 for ‘What We Wear When We Take Care’

Longlisted, World Illustration Awards 2024 for ‘What We Wear When We Take Care’

Longlisted, Klaus Flugge Prize 2019 for ‘Erik the Lone Wolf’

Second prize, Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2015 for ‘Yankee Doodle Stanley’

Honourable Mention Award ‘A well designed book - lets start with children’
Academy of Fine Arts, Poland for ‘The Bench’

Runner up Picture Hooks ‘Seed to Table’ illustration competition 2020

EXHIBITIONS

‘Jamelia’s 123’ selected by International publishers for Dpictus Unpublished Picture Book Showcase Frankfurt Book Fair 2019

‘The Bench’ selected by International publishers for Dpictus Unpublished Picture Book Showcase Frankfurt Book Fair 2020

If you want to get in touch please contact me at sarahfinan@me.com